All interfaces between the SQL server and the internet should have to go through a 'trusted' process, be it a web server, application server or some sort of API that massages the data of the ...

In any other SQL Server environment, in order to patch the service, you have to restart the service so the new executable files that were installed in the patching process can be used.

One of the reasons the “SQL Slammer” worm has been so successful is the fact that the process for patching SQL Server systems is apparently rather cumbersome. To ease the process, Microsoft ...

Microsoft issued some reminders this week that July 9, 2019, is the last day of patch support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. The servers will no longer get security patches after that ...

Microsoft isnt talking dates as to when automatic patching for SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server Yukon will go live, but its a given.

Future versions of Slammer may get you if you don't update, says Microsoft, chastened by its own failure to keep all SQL Server patches up to date Written by Peter Judge, Contributor Jan. 31, 2003 ...

Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework.

Microsoft has patched bugs in its Exchange, SQL Server, and Windows software that could give hackers new ways to break into computers. The company released four sets of patches Tuesday, all rated ...

eWeek has an article up discussing the possibility of Microsoft including automatic patching in the next version of SQL Server. The article is unclear about what exactly this would entail, but it ...